An ultra-wideband spatial filter for time-of-arrival localization in tunnels

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5237-5248

  Jones, Natalie A ^a   Hum, Sean Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; array signal processing; microwave radio propagation; radio distance measurement; spatial filters; time of arrival estimation; ultrawideband radar

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WAVEGUIDE FILTERS;

ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING; MICROWAVE RADIO PROPAGATION; SPATIAL FILTERS; TIME OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION; ULTRA WIDEBAND RADARS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 84885574235     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2013.2272715     Document Type: Article

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